Newbie BIF Hints & Hauls

Discussion in 'Beer It Forward' started by LehighAce06, Aug 27, 2015.

  1. corm44

    corm44 Pundit (847) Aug 28, 2014 New York
    Trader

    Hint #1: Shipping west and/or south of NY
    HINT #2: Shipping to a state that has more than one participant in this round
    HINT #3: Shipping to a different time zone
    HINT #4: You have more BA Beer Karma than I do
    HINT #5: You have more BA trades than me
    HINT #6: You have several more check-ins on Untappd than I do
    HINT #7: Your city is one of the top 20 most populous cities in your state


    CONTENT HINT: Due to a short day trip the wife and I are taking tomorrow, I'm going to be able to pick up a few beers at a relatively popular NY brewery that I have not visited since I moved to my current house almost 2 years ago
     
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  2. brewnic

    brewnic Zealot (648) Oct 7, 2010 Minnesota
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    Hint 1: Shipping South
    Hint 2 Never shipped to you before
    Hint 3 No handshake
    Hint 4 Shipping East
    Hint 5 You have never shipped to me
    Hint 6 You are not the only one from your state.
    Hint 7 Your south of all of the boxes I just shipped out yesterday.

    I will hit a few wants of yours but could still use more help in that area before wrapping up this box.
     
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  3. Vidblain

    Vidblain Pooh-Bah (1,893) Feb 17, 2017 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hint 1 - no handshake
    Hint 2 - my target has sent me beer before
    Hint 3 - Slacker
    Hypocritical Hint 4 - you've ticked too fucking many beers, dude
    Hint 5 - looks like we share a love of Vietnamese food
    Hint 6 - you have exactly 2.5x as many check-ins as I have at a certain Florida brewery
    Hint 7 - you apparently like putting balls in holes
    Content Hint - I picked up a few bottles at Forager yesterday... not one on your wishlist, but you might enjoy it anyway
    Hint 8 - looks like you have better Drekker access than I do. Wat.
    Hint 9 - haven't seen you chug yet this month
    Hint 10 - You have more than twice the number of mead check-ins I have
    Hint 11 - "Mountain Road Crossing"
     
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  4. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,357) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hint 1: Shipping North
    Hint 2: Unfortunately, you're getting a shit-ton of Florida beer
    Hint 3: Appears I have more Beer Karma than you
    Hint 4: Sexual Chocolate?
    Hint 5: Pop
    Hint 6: Own accord
    Hint 7: Never have I ever...
    Hint 8: Together with my next hint, there should be at least 2 Newbies that can decode this riddle
    Hint 9: Eggnog, a fuckin' Christmas tree, a little turkey. But, no! I gotta crawl around in this motherfuckin' tin can!

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  5. hardysf

    hardysf Pundit (990) Mar 17, 2015 Michigan
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    Hint 1: shipping to continental United States.
    Hint 2: I have done more or the same number of rounds as my target.
    Hint 3: my target lives closer to me than @Bum4ever
    Hint 4: I have been to your state within the last five years
    Hint 5: At least one brewery from your state gets distributed in Michigan
    Hint 6: @azuelke succeeded and I am not shipping to a border
    Hint 7: Not a newbie newbie
    Hint 8: You have not proxied beer for me during COVID
    Hint 9: Not shipping to a state that has a team in the PAC12
    Hint 10: Not shipping to a state that has a team in the BIG12
    Hint 11: Our states are in the same timezone.
    Hint 12: Your BA user name has more letters than mine
    Hint 13: Although your wants list isn't super current or currant; I feel like I have your style preferences down, and can hit some wants.
    Hint 14: I believe this box will be avoiding Hodgkins, IL and the civil demonstrations there.
     
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  6. timmy2b

    timmy2b Pooh-Bah (2,108) Jan 24, 2007 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hint 1 - not the only member from their state
    Hint 2 - we have at least one character in our user names in common
    Hint 3 - targets user name is the same length or longer than mine
    Hint 4 - If you have posted a #chugs since 6/4 you are out
    Hint 5 - Includes Haul hint - If you are my target you will be getting some Fresh Other Half beers, If you already have an Other Half receipt from Sunday you are only getting those beers. (sorry @HeartofMiami)
    Hint 6 - Our dislikes are very similar, but your forgot that scottish ales are not good!

    Haul Hint - I have a stout from a Canadian brewery which is less then an hour and a half from me, you will be drinking this, but not on the 4th #merica
    Haul Hint 2 - wrapped beers complete, 3 new breweries from NYS for ya
     
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  7. Vidblain

    Vidblain Pooh-Bah (1,893) Feb 17, 2017 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah Trader

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  8. Sturgeon83

    Sturgeon83 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2015 Kentucky
    Trader

    Hint 1: Not Shipping North
    Hint 2: I've attended an athletic event in your state.
    Hint 3: Shipping to a state whose biggest city has a population larger than my state's biggest city
    Hint 4: I can fly direct from SDF to a city in your state
    Hint 5: Not shipping west
    Hint 6: Slacker
    Hint 7: Because of my travel requirements and your shipping requirements, box is going out on Wednesday. Moar hints!
    Hint 8: UK plays football in your state every other year
    Hint 9: Shipping in my timezone
    Hint 10: Shipping South
    Hint 11: I either gotta ship today and have faith in FedEx, or you're not getting a box until 6/24 due to me being in FL 6/18-6/21. This should be a dead giveaway.
     
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  9. Eziel

    Eziel Pooh-Bah (2,109) Jan 31, 2013 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    This is trending quite Ohio-ish. Plenty of targets in that state from what I hear.

    Same goes for @Griff57 and @xKURTx

    I'm still calling out @byrdpickem as my sender.
     
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  10. Eziel

    Eziel Pooh-Bah (2,109) Jan 31, 2013 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hint 5 - Dear target, Your box should leave on Tuesday.
     
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  11. MTKATL

    MTKATL Pooh-Bah (1,800) Jun 9, 2015 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I’m calling out @Sturgeon83! Where you going in Florida? I’ll be in Ft Myers next week, myself!
     
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  12. Sturgeon83

    Sturgeon83 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2015 Kentucky
    Trader

    My not-so-subtle hints have been a success! I'll be in St. Pete Thurs-Sun.
     
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  13. winehead247

    winehead247 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Georgia

    Hint 1: I have never sent you beer before
    Hint 2: not shipping South
    Hint 3: your state is larger in area than mine
    Hint 4: No handshake tick
    Hint 5: I have never been to your state before
    Hint 6: Shipping West
    hint 7: your state may or may not have a MLS team
    Hint 8: your state does NOT border a large body of water
     
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  14. winehead247

    winehead247 Initiate (0) May 25, 2016 Georgia

    Calling out @Scottsbeer as my sender. Could be wrong
     
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  15. Scottsbeer

    Scottsbeer Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2017 Florida
    In Memoriam Trader

    Hint #1: Not shipping South.
    Hint # 2: Not shipping East
    Hint #3: I am one of the few not shipping to @Joenap419
    Hint #4: A major annual event that was cancelled this year due to the Corona Virus is held less than 20 miles from my target's address
    Hint #5: Airplanes.
    Hint #6: My state's population is larger than my target's state's population
    Hint #7: My beer will land in a different time zone from where it was sent.
    Hint #8: After looking at all of the clues from everybody (including mine) and double checking my spreadsheet, I am pretty sure my target should be able to figure out who He/She is.
    Hint #9: Even though my target should have been able to figure it out, since I have not been called out I will continue to add hints. I have never shipped beer to my target before.
    Hint #10: The event referred to in hint # 4 above has in excess of 75,000 people every year for at least the previous 7 years.
    Hint #11: As of this hint I have given more hints then my target.
    Hint #12: I have never shipped to my target before.
    Hint #13: Not shipping to @Vidblain :wink:
    Hint #14: As far as I know my target doesn't dislike Scottish Ales.
     
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  16. Elkevjoe

    Elkevjoe Crusader (430) Jan 4, 2015 Ohio
    Trader

    Hint I'm friends with my target on Untappd
     
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  17. Eziel

    Eziel Pooh-Bah (2,109) Jan 31, 2013 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

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  18. Griff57

    Griff57 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2015 New York
    Trader

    Hint 1- Shipping south
    Hint 2- I have not shipped beer to you before
    Hint 3- Slacker
    Hint 4- Your state makes contact with a large body of water
    Hint 5- You are not the only person from your state participating in this round
    Hint 6- One current, and one former player from my favorite football team were born very close to you.
    Hint 7- One of those players won a Super Bowl for this team, and some would say that the other was a big reason for the loss in another Super Bowl.
    Hint 8- If you don't know who my favorite football team is, you can figure it out by looking at my profile pic, as the pic itself was taken at a Winter Classic tailgate, at the football team's stadium in the background
     
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  19. xKURTx

    xKURTx Initiate (198) Jun 3, 2019 Nebraska
    Trader

    Hint 1: Shipping east
    Hint 2: Your state is more populous than mine, but your city (as listed in the mailing address sent to me) is less populous than mine (Lincoln, NE).
    Hint 3: There are more breweries in your state than mine.
    Hint 4: You can get higher in my state than yours (by elevation - we'd both have to leave our states to get any of the sticky-icky legally).
    Hint 5: I used to live in your state.
    Hint 6: It appears you enjoy mead.
    Hint 7: Not shipping to OH, but I am shipping to a state with multiple participants.

    Bonus Content Hint: You liked my last post, and Boiler still had a couple bottles of the blueberry pop-tart mead when I was there earlier today, so you've got one coming to you!
     
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  20. MTKATL

    MTKATL Pooh-Bah (1,800) Jun 9, 2015 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Sweet! Can't wait!
     
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